Product-Focused Processes

question 232

Multiple Choice

Product-focused processes:

• A) allow more customization, but are not very efficient.
• B) tend to have long, continuous production runs.
• C) are processes that accommodate a variety of products or customer groups.
• D) apply only to service firms, not to manufacturers.
• E) are profitable because customers demand flexibility, not specialization.

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Definitions:

Charcot

Refers to Jean-Martin Charcot, a French neurologist known for his work on hypnosis and hysteria, and for whom Charcot's disease (a.k.a. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS) is named.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist best known as the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology.

Rest Cure

A medical treatment for mental health issues, prevalent in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, involving prolonged bed rest and isolation.

Institutionalization

The process or policy of placing individuals in an institution such as a prison, hospital, or care facility often for long-term care or treatment.